Continuing its winning streak, the ruling AIADMK today retained the Yercaud (ST) Assembly constituency, with party nominee P Saroja romping home with a massive margin of 78,116 votes against her DMK rival V Maran.

Tamil Nadu Social Welfare Minister B Valarmathi and 55 AIADMK workers, including an MLA, have been booked for allegedly damaging property and assaulting a DMK activist while campaigning for the December 4 Yercaud by-election, police said today.

Eleven candidates have been left after an Independent today withdrew his nomination papers for the December 4 election to Yercaud (ST) assembly seat at the end of the deadline for withdrawal from contest.

The Madras High Court today issued notice to the Salem Collector, also the returning officer for the December 4 Yercaud bypoll, on a petition by DMK candidate V Maran, seeking his transfer over his alleged bias to the ruling AIADMK.

Seeking to strictly implement the model code of conduct in Salem in view of the December 4 Yercaud by-poll, Election Commission (EC) today said government advertisements and sale or distribution of articles having pictures or symbols of any party was...

Election officials have seized silver anklets worth about Rs eight lakh and Rs 3.74 lakh cash during a vehicle check at Valappadi, coming under Yercaud assembly constituency, where bypoll is scheduled for December 4.

DMK has sought the support of all opposition parties for its nominee to put up a united fight against ruling AIADMK after the party announced its decision to contest the December 4 bypoll for Yercaud Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu.